The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
FOREIGN.
The septennate Bill Introduced In
the Reichstag.
Beach's Resignation Felt by the Cow
eminent.
III Health Not the Real Reason OF His
Resignation.
The London Times Makes Serious
Charges Against ParneII and
Others.
The Attention of the House to be
Called to Them.

Called to Them.
BERLIN, Mar. THE Kolmsche Zeitung
warns Russia that even German patience to-
wards neighbors has limits, and says, IF
hussia compels Germany to take account Of
ffanc0-German agreement, let her beware
lest she may herself have to consider hostile
Germany:" The Krenz Zeitung says, letters
from st. Petersburg state that general hat
red of Germany and the popularity Of France
Russia.
BERLIN, March 7.-General Bronsart Won
Schellendorff, Minister of War, introduced
the Septennate bill in the Reichstag. In his
speech presenting the measure he said: "Let
us forget what has passed. There is no
doubt about the acceptance of the bill, but
the greater the majority it receives the more
significant will be its success. Therefore
we ask you to vote for the bill in as strong
force as possible. This will be the finest
fruit the session will ripen."
Herr Klchter, the new German Liberal
leader, said he maintained the stand taken
by him before the dissolution of the last
Relchstag. He would introduce his former
motions, and if they should be rejected
would vote against the Septennate bill.
Herr Singer, on behalf of the Socialists.
condemned the bill on account of the great
financial burden it imposed upon the people.
1t was agreed to take second reading at
to refer the bill to a committee. The first
reading Of the budget will take place tomor-
row.
LONDON. March THE seventh chief
secretary for Ireland in five years has re-
signed Office. The ostensible cause of Hicks
Beach's retirement is ill-health and some
thing like cataract in his eye, but if he be
in bad health now, he has been in equally
bad health for the last year or two, and If he
be suffering in the eye in addition, that, too,
is no new fact. The truth is his political
career has been Iprematurely cut short by the
plan OF campaign, and the extraordinary
rash threats against the Irish party in which
he permitted himself to indulge on Thursday
night in the House of Commons. In other
words he utterly failed as minister for Ire
land, and the threats referred to rendered it
impossible that he should continue to act
any longer in any capacity in which he 'yould
have to do with Irish affairs. Indeed he has
so intiamed the situation in Ireland by his
last speech that his colleagues must regret
that they did not compel him to resign at the
opening Of the session. Yet the government
has lost In Beach the man on the Tory
benches who was best suited for the post he
occupied. He had, at least, some knowledge
of Ireland. He had filled the Office of chief
secretary before. He was cool, and prudent,
and he was not destitute of certain debating
talents, though the terrible lack of oratorial
ability among the Tory party gave him a
higher position in that body than he would
have held had he sat on the other side of the
House of Commons. His successor, Balfour
will not fail for want Of self-sufficiency. He
has a hankering after literature; thinks he
is an orator and looks down on almost every
body in. Parliament, but whatever he may be
in his books, he is grotesque failure as a
parliamentarian. and his utter want Of
knowledge of Ireland will insure his being
made complete hare Of by the Irish party
before a month is over. Probably
he is the one man in the treasury
who is least fitted for his new post, and
doubtless if he were not the nephew of Lord
Salisbury. he would never be thought of in
connection with Ireland. 1t is doubtful what
policy Balfour's appointment porteRds
Probably he has been appointed to the Irish
Office just because he will act according to
circumstances. Here people have to care
not one j0t who is Chief Secretary, or what
the Irish policy of the present government
may be. They are more concerned about
carrying out the plan Of campaign, which
is not absolutely triumphant all round, and
will certainly be put in force over much
larger area next May, if coercion, as now
seems likely, is the order of the day But
should add that there is widespread belief
that the breakup of the present cabinet and
fresh election are nearer than is generally
imagined, and 1t Is my own belief that the
most unexpected developments are possible
in the Irish question within tie next month
or two | can also add that both Gladstone
and Parnell are in the highest degree hope
full.
LONDON, March IA Conservative whip
has been issued summOning members of the
House of Commons to be in readiness to sup
port the government at the finish Of the de-
bate on the cloture tomorrow. The Parnell-
ties and Radicals are concerting arrange
ments to have reliefs ready for continuous
sitting. Mr. Balford, Chief Secretary for
Ireland. has caused the circulation Of re-
port among the Conservatives to the effect
that he is ready to introduce an Irish crimes
bill Monday If Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
fails to do so. John Bright refuses in the
negotiations of the Unionist Radicals with
the Gladstonians, and has protested against
severiag connection with the Harrington
Unionists. He continues opposed to any
scheme for an Irish legislature. The Liberals
have appointed a committee to watch the ex-
penditures of the admiralty and war offices
and to trace any misuse of supplies.
The Parnellites propose to call the atten-
ton of the House to articles in the London
Times, charging Parnell, Sexton, Arthur,
O'Connor and others with guilty knowl-
edge Of and completely in series of murders
in Ireland. The Times began series of ar
ticles entitled ''Parnellism and Crime," with
an 0utspoken denunciation of league labors.
as having intimate, notorious and continuous
relations with avowed murderers. One pas
| sage is as follows: ''The National League
movement is based upon scheme of assas.
| ination. carefully calculated and cody ap
| The murderers have gone forth from the
| league officers and set their bloody worb
afoot." This violence of language pervade:
| the whole attack which is designed to assis
| the passage of the crimes bill.
Mr. Charles Dalreyple, member OF Parlia
| ment for Ipswich, will succeed Baltour as
| Secretary Of State for Scotland.
A widespread Nihilist plot has been dis
| covered in Finland. Numerous students ant
artisans have been arrested in Uleaborg anC
Abo, in connection with the conspiracy.
| PARIS, March THE Temps asserts thai
| the political prisoners arrested in Sofia fol
| participation in the recent revolts wer,
/ whipped with knouts during the entire NIGH
/ following their arrest, that Nj. Karavelon is
/ now dying from the effects of the knouting
he received, and that five officers have al
| ready died from the effects of their punish
| ment. The Temps says the Bulgarian re
gents hoped by the:exercise of such cruelty t
terrify those meditating revolution an in thi
| way prevent new uprisings
HAGUE, March THE Chamber of Deg
uties, by vote Of 43 against 2S, has approved
the law regulating the succession to thu
throne. The law provides that if the direc
line fails the succession shall fall first upol
Sophia, sister Of the king; secondly, upol
the descendants Of Marianne, daughter o
the late king third. upen the descendants o
the late Queen Louise, Of Sweden. ant
fourthly upon Princess Marie, of Wied.
| BERLIN, March TAT reunion of tn
Centre party, 70 members being present,
general vote Of confidence in the party lead
ers was passed. The committee Of the uppe
house of the Prussian Diet has rejected all 0
Bishop Kopp's amendments to the ecclesias
tical bill. The upper house will consider tn
bill in plenary sitting on the 18th inst.
LONDON, March 7.-ColUnel Rod Englisi
manager of the lead mines in Corsica, ha
been murdered by miners.
The Daily News says the round table con
ference has agreed to the main principles Q
Gladstone's Irish bill, and also upon severi
| minor nOintS.